Flowery Blewit vs Gambian Sun Squirrel

Lepista irina compared with Heliosciurus gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flowery Blewit	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lepista	Heliosciurus
Species	Lepista irina	Heliosciurus gambianus

Conservation Status

Flowery Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flowery Blewit	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flowery Blewit

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.